![]() ![]() Her diary gives the impression that she either was born or simply did not enjoy court life, as opposed to the rest of the ladies-in-waiting. Her father – Murasaki’s husband, died 2 years after they wed from Cholera, leaving her a widow for the rest of her life.Īround the years 1005-1006, Murasaki became a resident writer, as well as a Chinese tutor for Empress Shoshi, as she was officially beckoned to be a lady-in-waiting. They had one daughter named Kenshi/Kataiko, born in the year 999. When she did marry, she married Fujiwara no Nobutaka in the year 999. Even though she was pursued by certain men such as Michinaga, and she flirted back, she did not succumb to his passes at her. She did not like the men that she met at the court. Murasaki also did not marry until later in her life, unlike other women, who would marry very early. Her father would even mention that he would have been very proud of her for mastering literary Chinese – had she been a boy. She learned literary Chinese, when the only people at that time were learning about this were men. As she grew up under the guidance of her father, who was a scholar himself, Murasaki grew an appetite for knowledge, literature, and the arts. This could be seen from the very onset of her life, until well on into her more mature years.īecause her mother passed away when she was a baby, Murasaki was taken care of by her father, Fujiwara no Tametoki. Murasaki Shikibu’s life was different from the conventional aristocratic women who were alive during her time. Fujiwara no Kanesuke, Murasaki’s great-grandfather, was a very powerful man during his time, however by the time Shikibu was born, the grip of her branch was not as strong as towards the new century it was many years before, thus reducing their overall prestige. ![]() She was a member of a clan that was notably powerful during the Heian period, called the Fujiwara clan. Born in Kyoto (which was then known as Heian-kyo) during either the year 973 or 978 AD and died on either 1014 or 1031 AD (the exact year of her birth and death are debated about among historians), Murasaki Shikibu is most famous for her work “The Tale of Genji”. In this circumstance, she was a personal assistant of the Japanese Imperial court.Īside from being a lady-in-waiting, she was most famous for being a poet and Japanese novelist. A lady-in-waiting could be described as a noblewoman or a woman who was a personal assistant. Murasaki Shikibu, written in Japanese as “紫 式部”, worked at the Imperial court as a lady-in-waiting, among others. All opinions above are my own and you are free to disagree with them if you like.By Komatsuken, via Wikimedia Commons A Quick Biography on Murasaki Shikibu ![]() This ink was given as a gift and I am not being compensated for this review in any way. I also don’t know that I have tried any other inks that come really close in terms of color, so if you know of one that matches and has good behavior and is cheaper than the premium $28/50 mL that we see with Iroshizuku inks, let me know! Then again I might be biased because I think it’s like the most perfect color ever. And it didn’t do the weird disappearing act when highlighted that I saw with the Pelikan ink, so that’s a plus. Like pretty much every other Iroshizuku ink I’ve tried, this one behaves wonderfully and gave me no troubles with feathering or bleeding, even on the Field Notes paper. It was also surprisingly water resistant, which is a plus for me since I don’t like to make an ink a “daily user” unless it has at least a bit of water resistance, and I was going to be really sad if this had to be a special occasion only ink. I’m a sucker for jewel tones, and this hits that mark right on. Seriously, I can’t get over how much I love this color. Remember how unimpressed I was with the Pelikan Violet because it had too much red in it? This is a perfect purple ink for me because it’s much more towards the blue side of things. Unlike the Shin-ryoku that she got me for Christmas last year, I had specified this color as one that I really wanted. This ink was given to me as a birthday gift from my mother. Doesn’t matter how many times I write/type it, I always have to double check the spelling. Seriously, the names of these Iroshizuku inks will be the death of me. ![]()
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